Toyota Corolla 2009–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0048-13 · NHTSA communication 10133793 · issued Mar 25, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2009–2013
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2009 ? 2013 model year Corolla and Matrix vehicles may exhibit uneven brake pad wear on the rear disc brake pads. The vehicle may also exhibit a grinding or scraping noise due to the uneven brake pad wear. An updated rear disc brake pad kit has been developed to address this condition.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.